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Govt move to charge us for Aadhaar e-KYC to make services costly: Industry

The Cabinet had last week enacted the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, which will allow use of Aadhaar number as a voluntary KYC mechanism

Ordinance to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar to rekindle privacy debate

The 'voluntary' nature of Aadhaar has been a contentious issue, with most industry players creating conditions more conducive for Aadhaar to be used as a proof of identification

Cabinet approves Aadhaar ordinance to allow its use as identity proof

The amendment provides for stiff penalties for violation of norms set for the use of Aadhaar and violation of privacy

No data 'leak' from Aadhaar database, security controls robust: UIDAI to HC

UIDAI's affidavit was filed in response to a petition by Kerala-based lawyer Shamnad Basheer who has alleged that there were several breaches of the Aadhaar system

Indians over 65, under 15 can now use Aadhaar to enter Nepal, Bhutan

Earlier, persons over 65 and under 15 could show their PAN card, driving licence, CGHS card or ration card, but not the Aadhaar, to prove their identity and visit the two countries

Soon, you will have to mandatorily link Aadhaar with your driving licence

'This is how we are changing the quality of life in India,' said the Union Law Minister

Aadhaar savings can fund 3 schemes of the size of Ayushman Bharat: Jaitley

The savings can fund three public welfare schemes of the magnitude of Ayushman Bharat, said FM Arun Jaitley

Linking Aadhaar and driving licence to be mandatory soon: Law minister

Eulogising about the Centre's 'Digital India' programme, the minister claimed that it had bridged the urban-rural divide

Why Modi govt is amending Aadhaar Act and what it means for your privacy

Critics allege that with the new Bill, the Centre is looking to circumvent the Supreme Court order passed earlier this year

Aadhaar Act amended to bar private entities from storing individuals' data

The amendment says that UIDAI can now give directions as it may consider necessary to any entity in the Aadhaar ecosystem

Registering for Aadhaar in 2019

It is a lot less scary registering for Aadhaar in 2019 than it was in 2010, given how the authentication modalities have since evolved

Companies not complying with Aadhaar Act may be fined up to Rs 1 crore

Govt also plans to set up a UIDAI fund under the Aadhaar Act and has proposed that the authority be exempt from taxes on income

Schools can't make Aadhaar mandatory for admissions, cautions UIDAI

In September this year, the Supreme Court ruled that Aadhaar was not mandatory for bank accounts, mobile connections or school admissions

Review petition in Supreme Court seeks re-examination of Aadhaar verdict

The review petition against Aadhaar has been filed by one Imtiyaz Ali Palsaniya

Tamil Nadu launches door-step Aadhaar enrolment scheme for kids below five

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami formally launched the scheme Monday by giving away seven Aadhaar kits containing the machines to officials of the Social Welfare Department

Cabinet moves to get legal backing, allow Aadhaar for phone numbers, banks

Cabinet approves amending two laws to get legal backing for seeding Aadhaar information with mobile numbers and bank accounts

Linking Aadhaar with voter ID may be mandatory: Here's what you must know

Election Commission has halted seeding of voter cards with Aadhaar numbers for the time being

UIDAI asks banks not to discontinue Aadhaar payment system, cites SC order

The clarification came after the UIDAI, or Unique Identification Authority of India, took note of a letter from the State Bank of India (SBI) to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

Linking Aadhaar with welfare schemes has left some of India's poor hungry

Aadhaar fails to eliminate the obstacles between the deprived and their entitlements

Govt will work on Aadhaar's enrolment, updation services: Prasad to CSCs

Village-level Entrepreneurs or VLEs, who run CSCs, have been asking the govt to allow them to restart Aadhaar enrolment and updation services, after the UIDAI stopped Aadhaar work through such centres